Created: Jan 05, 2007
Updated: Aug 08, 2007
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Ecopsychology

Med_lakecanoe Ecopsychology is the study of the mind and the synergistic relationship between environmental and personal well being. Ecopsychology seeks to bring ecological thinking to psychotherapy and to fostering lifestyles that are both ecologically and psychologically healthy.

Keywords
environmental philosophy, psychology, ecology, synthesis, interdisciplinary, study, human-nature relationships, connection, human mind, human relationship to the natural world, environmental sanity, counseling, holistic, psychotherapy, spiritual, metaphysical, ethics, earth values, ecotherapy

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"We are dysfunctional socially and environmentally because we are cut off and isolated from the world of
nature and the natural."

-Al Gore
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Change in Action


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International Community for Ecopsychology

is an informal, international, interdisciplinary virtual community devoted to reflecting on the questions which arise from an ecopsychological viewpoint. ICE provides a public forum for our diverse experiences of the human-nature relationship.
Tn_instglobInstitute of Global Education is a founder of Project NatureConnect, which consists of mid-career individuals in a wide-range of professions, disciplines and right livelihood interests who hold in common a respectful love or reverence for nature. This feeling motivates each of us to create sustainable education and counseling by injecting organic psychology into these fields.
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Schumacher College focuses its courses on a range of ecological themes:

• globalisation, sustainability and alternative development models

• ecological perspectives on psychology, spirituality and philosophy

• holistic science : chaos, complexity and systems thinking

• ecological design and technology
Commonwealth Human Ecology Council Kenya aims to inject into every level of development, brings together government ministers, villagers, scientists, artists, economists, health workers, teachers and religious practitioners in common action toward individual and global ecological well-being. In this way, CHEC aims to ensure that as each area develops, it is in harmony with the growth of nature and socially in ecosystems and human communities

Resources


"My Name is Chellis & I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization"
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Ecological Identity
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The Geography of Childhood: Why Children Need Wild Places
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Join the Discussion Forum to meet others interested in Ecopsychology.
  • Naturally Attracted: Connecting with Michael J. Cohen

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If you're interested in the clinical applications of ecopsychology, you might want to check out the website of the International Association for Ecotherapy at http://thoughtoffering.blogs.com/ecotherapy
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